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Rearview Mirror: Hawaii Pacific University’s roots go back to 1949
I heard from Ken Takeya, who told me he went to Honolulu Christian College when it was at Makiki Christian Church in 1965. Read more
I heard from Ken Takeya, who told me he went to Honolulu Christian College when it was at Makiki Christian Church in 1965. Read more
Every now and then I like to put together a collection of short pieces about various topics. Sometimes they’re “leftovahs” from past articles. Read more
When I was going to the University of Hawaii in the early 1970s, what today is called the lower campus was called the quarry. Read more
My list of significant Oahu sites and what was there before continues to grow. Today I look at some of those places that at one time were bowling alleys. Read more
He masqueraded as a maharaja in San Francisco. He claimed to be a descendent of King Kamehameha I’s brother, Kaleimamahu. Read more
My March article on Pat’s at Punaluu has spawned a few spinoffs. One was last week, about David of Punaluu, who lived a traditional Hawaiian life from the 1930s to the 1960s on a 3-acre site there. Read more
In researching Pat’s at Punaluu last month, I came across a reference to a David of Punaluu, sometimes referred to as the Prince of Punaluu. Read more
I wrote about “Hawaii Five-O” on March 15 and heard from one of the show’s writers. Jerome Coopersmith is 93 and is one of the survivors of the original “Five-O” team. He told me several of his favorite stories. Read more
Last month I wrote about Hawaii companies that will pass important milestones in 2019. Here are a few more and their interesting stories. Read more
In January I began a series of articles I call “What Was There Before” — significant Oahu locations and what was on those sites in the past. Read more
Several of my recent columns piqued the interest of Rearview Mirror readers. Here are some of their comments and recollections. Read more
Paul Masuoka, who owned Masu’s Massive Plate Lunch in Liliha, wrote to tell me how he got his start: He worked at Pat’s at Punaluu in the 1960s. Read more
Sometimes one topic I am researching sends me off on a tangent. That happened recently when I was researching Pat’s at Punaluu. Read more
‘An institution on the Windward side.” That’s what some called Pat’s at Punaluu restaurant, which was there from 1951 to about 1994. Read more
Last week I had the pleasure of giving an Oahu tour to actress Tovah Feldshuh (“Walking Dead,” “Brewster’s Millions” and “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”). Read more
I spoke at the Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies banquet two weeks ago. Afterward a number of them asked me questions or shared interesting stories. I thought I’d write about some of them this week. Read more
Milestones are important. In this column, I thought I’d stop and note some significant ones for Hawaii organizations. Read more
Every week I get lots of emails with reader questions and stories. Ted Takai wrote to me recently. “I wanted to ask — where the Ala Moana Hotel is, I remember my parents buying their 1955 Plymouth Belvedere from a dealer there. I think the salesman was Jimmy Pflueger.” Read more
Hawaii Baptist Academy is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. It occupies three locations in Nuuanu. Read more
This week we take a culinary adventure to the moon and back. Fasten your seat belts. We’re blasting off. Read more
Recently, Freddy Rodriguez asked about the Maile Room restaurant that used to be at the Kahala hotel. Read more